52 year old with un controlled diabetes

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A 52yr old female patient came to the OPD with complaints of generalised weakness and dizziness .


HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: 
Patient was asymptomatic 1 month ago , when she developed a swelling over her leg which was then found out to be due to tinea corporis . Which did not heal on taking medicine , which suspected them of high blood sugars in association with symptoms of it i.e, dizziness , high urine output especially at night . 
She visited the casualty 15 days ago with dizziness , where she was admitted and was on insulin for 6 days . 
She then got discharged and was recommended to use insulin at home . 
Blood glucose levels were normal until then when she got tested . Patient started to feel dizzy again and she came to casualty .

PAST HISTORY: 
K/c/o HTN 
k/c/o DM
Surgical history: hernia 

PERSONAL HISTORY: 
Diet : mixed 
Appetite: normal 
Bowel and bladder movements: normal 
Addictions : normal
Sleep : normal ?

FAMILY HISTORY: 
No significant family history

GENERAL EXAMINATION: 
Pallor - not seen 
Cyanosis -not seen
Icterus -not seen 
Lymphadenopathy - not seen 
Clubbing - not seen 
Oedema - not seen 

VITALS :
Temperature: afebrile
Pulse rate: 100/min 
Respiratory rate : 22/min 
BP: 110/80 
SpO2 : 98%

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION: 
CVS : 
S1 S2 heard 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: 
BAE +

ABDOMEN: 
scaphoid shaped 
Non tender 

CNS : 
NFND 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: 
*UNCONTROLLED DIABETES
*TINEA CORPORIS

INVESTIGATIONS : 






TREATMENT: 
 * Inj NPH 
* GRBS monitoring 6th hrly 
* TAB ZINCOVIT PO /OD
* TAB TELMA 40mg PO/OD 
*TAB PREGABA po H/S 
*TAB ULTRACET 

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